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5 seasonal sweets recipes

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 27, 2018

Ready to tweak your dessert list to fit the season? Start with these five recipes.

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5 recipes that showcase summer

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 20, 2018

These five recipes highlight the season’s best ingredients in salads, seafood dishes, with grilled meats and more.

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5 grain bowl recipes

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 13, 2018

Summer is the ideal time to cook up and chill a batch of grains to keep on hand as a base for bowls and salads. These five recipes will spark some new menu ideas.

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5 recipes that are hot off the grill

By Patricia Cobe on May 29, 2018

Barbecue season is here, and customers are craving those smoky, charred flavors—even if they do their own outdoor grilling.

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5 menu trends new restaurants are tapping into

By Patricia Cobe on May 20, 2018

Here are some takeaways gleaned from a behind-the-scenes dine-around in Chicago.

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Indulgence trumps health in new menu items

By Patricia Cobe on May 03, 2018

This spring, chains such as Dunkin' Donuts and Chili's are promoting glaringly unhealthy dishes.

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How the next generation of plant-based dining is shaking up limited service

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 26, 2018

Operators are adding meatless burgers, noodle-less noodles and more to cater to growing preferences for healthy items.

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5 ways to innovate with sandwiches

Sponsored content from our partner Butterball Foodservice on Jul. 17, 2017

From fillings to breads, flavor mashups to spreads, today’s sandwiches provide a blank canvas with unlimited possibilities for ambitious chefs seeking to make a mark in this ever-popular category.

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